Lightning in Archer County, Texas

Lightning April 5, 2025 · Archer County, Texas

$100K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A house fire was reported due to a suspected lightning strike. Event time is approximate.

The wider storm

An intense thunderstorm moved from western-north Texas into southern and east-central Oklahoma during the early hours of the 5th. While the boundary layer was relatively stable during this time, due to a significant warm layer centered around 700 millibars/1 km, widespread and intense damaging winds were observed with this thunderstorm. Reports of large hail, and associated damage due to wind-driven hail, were also received.

Began near Lakeside City (33.8100, -98.5800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1257846. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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